# Accident 19981224046399A: Cessna 150F, Pembroke Pines, FL, December 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1998, 14:45 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0604° N, 80.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0604&lon=-80.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252WM-2010-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 37 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981224046399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED HIS TAKEOFF TO THE WEST. AFTER ROTATION HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH HIS ALTITUDE IN RELATION TO OBSTACLES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY (TREES). HE ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF LATE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A GUARDRAIL. WHEN ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT STATED, 'POOR JUDGEMENT TO ABORT WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP THE AIRPLANE'. (-23) PILOT TAKING OFF ROM MACIVOR FIELD FELT THE COULD NOT CLEAR TREES AT END OF RUNWAY AND CHOPPED POWER TO ABORT TAKEOFF.  RAN OFF RUNWAY ONTO SW 172 AV.  PILOT STATED THAT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE, THAT HE USED POOR JUDGEMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA055), Dec 24, 1998: Cessna 150 (N252WM), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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